Chicagoist: A State of Confusion

John

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 17:46:35 -0600

If Alderman made comments like this on the floor of the City Council in Chicago, it would be all over the news and there would be an outcry. Chicagoist, thanks for covering this and shining light on what goes on in Springfield. And thank you Sara Feigenholtz for leading on this bill and the ACLU, who drafted it.

Amanda

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 13:14:25 -0600

It's like they never matured past middle school. Unnerving.

thundercougarfalconbird

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 11:57:34 -0600

Those damn club footers! Always limping around everywhere... But yeah, Kevin is right. However you feel about the issue, it doesn't deserve that kind of treatment in that kind of environment.

Kevin

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 11:35:25 -0600

saying so doesn't make it so: This isn't about the state "officially recognizing" a mental disorder. The Vital Records Act already provides a means for people to switch the gender on their birth cirtificate. This is about how people go about doing that, and what provisions exist for the State Registrar to issue a new certificate. State Representatives can vote against this amendment; we may not agree with it here at Chicagoist, but certainly those elected officials have the right to vote no. Our problem is with their behavior on Tuesday. Had they stood on the floor of the State House mocking illinois residents with mental retardation, or illinois residents with clubfoot, you better believe this would be a very different story in the news.

saying so doesn't make it so

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 11:20:24 -0600

If this is a acknowledged mental disorder I don't thing the state needs to "officially" recognize whatever a person with a mental disorder wants to be recognized as. Just because I think I'm half alien doesn't mean I am.

Julene

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 10:38:46 -0600

There's something even more tragic about the fact that our lawmakers, who are paid by us, get to openly state their bigotry and make fun of humans in a manner that would get the rest of us fired if we acted that way. Our lawmakers need to be held to the same standards that we are held to at work. You know, like not slurring people in the work place, or they get fired - just like anyone else who has a real job.

the crying game

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 10:02:30 -0600

There's something wrong with this world when we can't laugh at chicks with dicks...